Until now, the highest such total was in the 1972-73 season when Liverpool were watched by an average of 48,103 per home game.

The average so far this season after 18 home Premier League games stands at 53,109.

Fans arrive at Anfield (Image: PA)

Liverpool fans show their support (Image: Alex Livesey/Getty Images)

Liverpool are also poised to smash through the million mark for aggregate home league attendance for only the third time, with 955,963 having so far watched the Reds in 2016-17 at Anfield.

The previous two times were in 1971-72 when 1,001,489 watched and the following season when 1,010,170 turned up. Both were in 21-game home campaigns.

Liverpool’s average crowd this season is topped only by Manchester City, West Ham United, Arsenal and Manchester United, although there has been some dispute regarding Arsenal’s figures being the number of tickets sold rather than actual attendance.